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Books : The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing

from: OUP Oxford


Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 500 EAN: 9780199216802 ISBN: 0199216800 Label: OUP Oxford Manufacturer: OUP Oxford Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: March 13, 2008 Publisher: OUP Oxford Sales Rank: 777 Studio: OUP Oxford	Average Rating: List Price: £20.00 Amazon.co.uk's Price: £14.00 You Save: £6.00 (30%) Prices subject to change.
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- An Excellent Collection
This book contains a superb collection of excerpts from books and essays of some of the world's greatest scientists. The amount of ideas discussed is truly mind-expanding. A must have for anyone interested in where the great search for knowledge called science is taking us.

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- Pelucid writings from brilliant minds
As one who is convinced that Spinoza's monism provides the philosophical basis for all the sciences, reading The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing and seeing Spinoza's view (that God and Nature are one and the same thing, under the dual aspects of thought and matter) confirmed over and over again was enthralling.

While reading it I repeatedly inserted markers into articles that I wished to re-read. In fact, I shall probably read the whole book again and refer to it repeatedly. What ... Read More

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- Perfect bedside reading
This mighty tome makes excellent bedside reading. You are unlikely to have the musclepower to take this commuting or to the beach (need to wait for the paperback edition for that) but propped up in bed with a cup of cocoa/glass of whisky (delete as appropriate) by your side, this is an excellent book for dipping into and as a previous reviewer says, will encourage you to seek out the books the excerpts come from. In this regard may I be so bold as to recommend any of the books by Richard Feynman. Dawkins ... Read More

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- A marvellous anthology of modern science writing.
Richard Dawkins has compiled a fascinating and intellectually stimulating anthology of excellent writing from professional scientists over the past century. There are 79 scientists included(Dawkins modestly excludes himself) with concise but illuminating introductory comments from Dawkins for each of the 83 extracts or short pieces which cover a wide range of topics from genetics and the mind to evolution and quantum physics.
The various selections are grouped into four themes: 'What Scientists Study', ... Read More

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- Why so few women?
This accessible and informative anthology provides a selection of popular science writings, predominantly from the second half of the 20th century. It is a joy to read. The book provides an insight in modern scientific thinking and methodology and shows some of the astonishing ways in which science strives to dispell ignorance. However, as an anthology, it is also remarkably skewed. Firstly, it is astonishing how few female authors are included; unfortunately, the book fails to explain why. Second, "science" ... Read More

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